Where does “špíz” come from?

špíz (Czech) comes from German Spieß, from Middle High German spieȥ, from Old High German spioz, from Proto-Germanic *speut.

špíz (Czech): skewer cooking pin

Definitions

  1. skewer cooking pin

Ancestry of “špíz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpießspit; pike; A rank in the German military,...
2Middle High Germanspieȥ—
3Old High Germanspioz—
4Proto-Germanic*speut—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *speut →